Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Chronic Hamodialysis Patients(multi-center study) / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 833-840, 1997.
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en Coreano
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| ID: wpr-166459
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis C virus(HCV) infection in patients on chronic hemodialysis.METHODS:
We measured antibody to HCV using second generation enzyme immunoassay(ELISA) test or radioimmunoassay(RIA) and hepatitis B surface antigen, serum values of AST, ALT in 224 patients of six urban hemodialysis units. We also investigated some clinicai parameters such as age, sex, duration and frequency of hemodialysis, the amount of blood transfusion, and hemodialysis of infected patients on separate machines.RESULTS:
1) 33 of 224 patients(14.7%) were positive for HCV antibody. 2) The prevalence of HCV antibody were most significantly correlated with duration of hemodialysis and less significantly with frequency of hemodialysis, amount of blood transfusion but not correlated with age, sex and level of liver enzyme. 3) The prevalence of HCV antibody was significantly higher in a center which did not separate dialysis machine for HCV antibody positive patients than centers which did.CONCLUSION:
Th prevalence of HCV antibody was most signficantly correlated with duration of hemodialysis. We suggest that environmental factor of hemodialysis unit may play major role in HCV infection of hemodialysis patients. So the importance of separate dialysis machine from HCV antibody positive patients should be emphasized.
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Asunto principal:
Transfusión Sanguínea
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Prevalencia
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Factores de Riesgo
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Diálisis Renal
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Hepatitis C
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Hepacivirus
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Diálisis
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Hepatitis
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Antígenos de Superficie de la Hepatitis B
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Hígado
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de etiología
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Año:
1997
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Artículo
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